The first snow fell just like this. The sudden coldness was unexpected and made the people in Guanzhong breathe a sigh of relief. When it snowed, the locusts would not come again, and the eggs they laid would also be destroyed.
They would freeze to death. Therefore, the people were afraid that the snow would not be thick enough or big enough. God may have felt the people's cry, so heavy snow mixed with raindrops fell for five days. The foothills of the Qinling Mountains were already colder than the Weihe River, and it was even colder now.
cold.
Su Ren wore a thick bearskin cloak and walked on the bluestone road. This bearskin cloak was given to Su Ren as a gift by Thorns when he came back from the north. The best and warmest one was kept by Su Ren himself. What is it?
The fur of the polar bear is snow-white and pure without a stray hair. It will be fine even if you spend a night in the Qinling Mountains.
When the weather gets cold, heating becomes the primary issue. You don't have to consider other places. The residences of the Queen Mother and ladies have to be inspected in person. If there is water leakage and the house is uninhabitable, it is the second best. If the Queen Mother wants to return to Chang'an, this matter will
Trouble.
After taking out the token and checking it, the Forbidden Army finally gave way. The snow last night was very heavy, and it only took one night to turn the surrounding mountains and forests into white. Some weak tree branches had been deformed by the pressure.
It is estimated that they will have to be cut off at night. Su Ren murmured in his heart that after returning, he would ask Hu Ji to send someone to clean up these branches. It would be a big deal to hit any one.
The heating system designed by Su Ren is actually a hot water pipe. There are more than a dozen people on the top of the mountain constantly heating hot water, then pouring the hot water into the pipe, and then follow the twists and turns of the bronze pipe all the way down, bypassing all the rooms.
After dissipating its own heat, it flows into the river next to it. Of course, this journey is very long. Maybe the temperature will be gone when the last room is reached, so Su Ren has nothing to do. He only needs to ensure that the Queen Mother and several ladies do not leave the place where they live.
Just a question.
All the way up, we went straight to the place where the water was boiled. Fortunately, there was a spring in this mountain stream, otherwise it would have taken a lot of people to just carry water up. From far away, we could see the black smoke billowing from the chimney, and the whole small house was filled with mist.
.The area of more than 30 square meters was covered with hot water pots. It was strange that there was no mist.
The people guarding this place were also Imperial Guards. After checking his waistband again, Su Ren was allowed to enter the room. As soon as he stepped through the door, everything he saw was water vapor, and he couldn't see anything, not to mention people.
"Old Hu! Brother Hu!" Su Ren felt the heat and was unwilling to take another step inside.
Hu Ji came out of the fog shirtless: "Brother Ren is here. It's very humid here. Please wait a moment. I'm wearing clothes. Let's talk outside."
Su Ren really couldn't stand the stuffy heat inside, so he withdrew without saying anything. The cold and fresh air made his lungs feel better. Not long ago, Hu Ji walked out dressed like a bear. He had been in there for too long and just came out.
I shivered.
"As I said, Brother Ren won't have to come as long as I, Old Hu, are here. I promise there won't be any problems."
"I'm still worried if I don't take a look. It's my first time doing this kind of thing! How about it? You didn't find any leaks, right?"
"There are two of them. Fortunately, they are not rooms where nobles live. They have been repaired by craftsmen. If they can survive tonight, there shouldn't be any big problems. I will keep an eye on them here."
"Then thank you, Brother Hu. One more thing. When I first came up, I saw some trees on both sides of the road that were weighed down by snow. Send someone to take care of them. Cut down the ones that are about to break. It won't be good if they hit anyone.
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Hu Ji nodded: "Okay, you should go back quickly. It's freezing cold today. If anything happens, just ask Xiao Jinzi to tell me."
Su Ren nodded with a smile, looked around and saw that there was indeed nothing wrong, then turned and walked down. Passing by the Queen Mother's house, he went in and said hello. As for other ladies' houses, it was not easy for him to enter. In front of the Queen Mother
He is a junior, and it is not a good thing to run too fast in front of the other ladies.
Tian Fu's house also had to be entered. It was quite warm inside. As soon as he saw Su Ren, Tian Fu pointed at Su Ren: "Oh, your kid's idea is indeed very strange. This house is really warm as spring. I
I just went to the Queen Mother’s place and it felt a bit like summer.”
Su Ren took off his cloak and sat down opposite Tian Fu: "Actually, I originally wanted to bury the pipe underground, but then I thought about it. If something went wrong and I couldn't find the place, it would be better to leave it outside.
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Tian Fu nodded: "It's right to stay outside. It's full of scalding hot water. It can be seen if it is exposed a little. If it is buried underground, if it spurts out and burns anyone, it will be a mess that you kid can't clean up."
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Su Ren was not in the mood to talk to Tian Fu about these high-end technologies. He took a sip of wine, put down the glass, frowned and asked, "Has the Marquis discovered anything strange recently?"
Tian Fu shook his head: "What? What's the problem?"
Su Ren sighed: "When I first came up, I found a trail of footprints in the forest. With such heavy snow, anyone who doesn't follow the right path is not a good person."
"Oh? Where does it lead to?"
Su Ren glanced at Tian Fu: "In the Queen Mother's residence."
"Hiss..." Tian Fu took a breath of cold air: "In the Queen Mother's house, there is the most heavily guarded place. Who would go from the woods when it snows so heavily?"
"I took a special look and found that there were actually two sets of footprints. One came from below and the footprints were very large. The other set came from the Queen Mother's house. The footprints were smaller. She should be a woman. They all went to a small place behind the mountain.
The hole, there are still traces of a fire in the hole.”
"Ouch! This is not a good thing."
"Who do you think the Marquis is?"
Tian Fu shook his head: "I don't know. Having an affair with a maid is a serious crime. They must be found out. If the Queen Mother discovers it, the life of one of your students may not be saved."
Su Ren nodded: "I think so too. I've already asked someone to investigate, but I'm worried that no one will admit it."
"What do you need me to do now?"
Su Rendao: "Master Hou, you can go to the Queen Mother's house and observe secretly. If you find a suspicious maid, don't make it public for now. Let's make a plan together."
"What else are you planning? Just kill him with a stick!"
"That's human life. Maybe two people are happy with each other. If it can come true, wouldn't it be a good story?"
"Thank you for thinking it through!"
Su Ren smiled: "The ones who can follow the Queen Mother should all be the maids that the Queen Mother likes. Since she has a good home, why should the Queen Mother be that evil person? Besides, there are thousands of maids in the palace, and Her Majesty can't use them all. So let's release some.
Their marriage will give my great man a powerful army in eighteen years!"
"You! What you think in your mind is always different from others." Tian Fu shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I think it's better to talk to Your Majesty about this matter first. It's up to Your Majesty whether he will let those maids out of the palace."
Su Ren nodded and stood up immediately: "I will go back and write the memorial right now. Lord Marquis, please hurry up."
Chen He lay on the wall of the academy with a stern look and looked in. There were not many people in the academy early in the morning. And because it was snowing, there were not many people outside. Using his arms hard, a kite turned over and landed steadily on the wall.
Inside, he looked around, but without attracting any attention, he ducked into the woods. This road was where they secretly left the academy, and through this forest was the dormitory.
Chen He walked very quickly. His new shoes were dirty from the rain and snow, and there were a lot of grass clippings on the hem of his clothes. He stepped into the door of the dormitory and let out a sigh of relief.
Li Shizong was reading in front of the window. When he heard the movement behind him, he turned around and looked Chen He up and down, and said coldly: "You went there again?"
Chen He chuckled: "Don't worry, no one will see it."
"You are really not afraid of death. If someone sees you, your father will kill you without anyone taking action!"
Chen He waved his hands and started to pack his clothes and shoes: "Okay, okay, I just want this. What's the point of being bored in this academy all day? If we don't take advantage of this opportunity, we will have to wait for the Queen Mother to return to the palace.
Abstinence."
"Just do whatever you want! Sooner or later you will cry." Li Shizong glanced at Chen He's feet: "It's snowing outside, don't tell me you didn't take care of the footprints."
Chen He stood up in a hurry and looked at Li Shizong dumbly. Li Shizong was shocked: "You really haven't dealt with it?"
"I left in such a hurry that I forgot!"
"Then why don't you go quickly!"
As soon as Li Shizong urged him, Chen He hurriedly ran out the door. As soon as he opened the door, Li Danghu's black face appeared in front of Chen He. Chen He was startled and could neither go out nor enter. Li Shizong hurriedly
He went up to greet him: "General Li, why are you here?"
Li Danghu ignored Li Shizong and looked at Chen He from head to toe. When he saw Chen He's dirty feet, he said coldly: "You got up really early!"
Chen He quickly said: "Yes! I went out for a couple of runs. Didn't Mr. Su say that I should exercise more?"
"Hmph! That's not a good excuse. I stood on the porch all morning and didn't see you on the playground."
"The boy went somewhere else, not to the playground."
"Really? Could it be that you went to Qianshan?" Chen He wanted to explain, but Li Danghu snorted coldly: "Don't think that no one knows what you are doing. Come on, arrest me!"
Li Shizong quickly stopped the two guards: "General Li has something to say, why use force?"
Li Danghu took a step forward and stared at Chen He: "Okay! Listen to Shizong, Chen He, tell me honestly now, where did you go this morning? If you dare to say a wrong word, I will not punish you.
, will only hand you over to the Queen Mother for disposal."
When Chen He heard the word Queen Mother, all the words he wanted to refute were blocked in his stomach. When he looked at Li Danghu again, there was a trace of despair in his eyes. Li Shizong sighed and silently stepped aside. Li Danghu took two
Before the words could be uttered, Chen He knelt down and cried bitterly on the ground.
Such a big thing happened in the academy, and Su Ren was in a particularly bad mood. He sat in the room and thought carefully. According to the laws of the Han Dynasty, adultery is a serious sin, let alone committing adultery with the Queen Mother's maid, even if Chen He is Jian Hou's son.
There was no way to escape the death penalty. Looking at Chen He kneeling on the ground, Su Ren became even more angry. This boy had done such a big thing, but he didn't even take any responsibility at all, and he even said it was a woman who seduced him.
"Mr. Su, please save me. I can do anything to repay my father. I really don't want to die! If it weren't for that bitch, I would never do such a thing! Mr. Su, please, please save me."
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Su Ren stared at Chen He: "Let me ask you again, is it really she who seduced you?"
Chen He glanced at Su Ren and nodded quickly: "Yes, I swear to God, it was that bitch who seduced me!" (To be continued)